Historical Events In August - 01

0126  Publius ,Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor (193 AD)   

0527  Justinianus I succeeds Justinus I as emperor of Byzantium.   

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies.   

0607  Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607)   

0649  Pope Martinus I chosen successor of Theodorus I [or 8/7]   

0860  Peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bare, Louis the German and Lotharius II   

0902  Aghlabidisch emir Ibrahim II destroys Taormina, Sicily   

1021  Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest.   

1086  English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)   

1177  Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I and Pope Alexander III   

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies.   

1203  Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium   

1291  Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence).   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian.   

1404  Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England   

1492  Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.   

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1498  Christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America.   

1498  Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela).   

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72).   

1588  English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada   

1589  Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III.   

1619  inaugural black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia.   

1619  1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia   

1626  Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal   

1628  In this year, Emperor Ferdinand II formally claims Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism.   

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37   

1642  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643].   

1659  Antoine Mouque, composer   

1664  Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu   

1667  Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48   

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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.   

1520  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on August - 01.   

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on August - 01.   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on August - 01.   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on this day in history.